Host Jason Michael Perry brings a special live episode from the World Trade Center Institute Agile Global Innovation Series , hosted in partnership with the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School . Joined by panelists Tina Williams-Koroma , Yolanda Reid , and Joel M. Benge , with an introduction from Eddie Resende , Jason explores how cybersecurity is evolving in a world where AI can fake voices, faces, writing styles — even entire digital identities.

The conversation moves beyond traditional hacking and into something more foundational: what happens when reality itself becomes manipulatable? From deepfake fraud to AI agents running autonomous businesses, this episode unpacks how trust is becoming the most important — and most fragile — infrastructure we have.

• Real or AI-generated: https://www.npr.org/2025/11/30/nx-s1-5610951/fake-ai-videos-slop-quiz
• Molty – AI-driven social personas and automation experiments: https://www.molty.me/
• Moltbook – AI-powered social network concept: https://www.moltbook.com/
• Project Vend 1 – Anthropic research on autonomous AI running a small business: https://www.anthropic.com/research/project-vend-1
• Project Vend 2 – Follow-up research on AI autonomy and economic impact: https://www.anthropic.com/research/project-vend-2

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Special thanks to the World Trade Center Institute and the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School for hosting this event.
Thanks to the team at WYPR, producers Sam Bermas-Dawes and Shanya Mapso, and Myrna Martinez, Head of Operations and Marketing at PerryLabs.